Protector



y 20,1941- R. B. THURNHERR 2,242,555

PROTECTOR Filed Jan. 9, 1940 INVENTOK R. 5. THUR NHE. RR

ATTORNEY.

Patented May 20, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PROTECTOR Ruby B.Thurnherr, Hollywood, Calif. Application January 9, 1940, Serial No.313,084

3 Claims.

This invention relates to protectors.

The general object of the invention is to provide a protector to be wornwhile the hair is being dried in a column of air created by a motoroperated hair drier.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a novel pleatedprotector.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a protectorincluding flexible tying members having a pleated protecting elementthereon.

Other objects and the advantages of this invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing my protector in use;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the protector;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the protector in finished form;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the protector is made;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section taken on line 5-5, Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing a modification of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showing a further modification; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the fastening member.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters I have shown myinvention as embodied in a protector In which is preferably made ofpaper although it may be made of any other suitable material which canbe readily folded. The protector is made from a. blank such as shown atH in Fig. 4. The blank includes an intermediate portion I2 and endportions l3 with the end portions l3 wider than the intermediateportions l2.

If desired a series of inverted V-shaped notches M may be arranged atone edge of the blank where the portions l2 and I 3 merge.

The blank is folded to form pleats l5 as shown in Fig. 5 and after beingso folded a tape or other flexible member I6 is arranged upon the pleatsand is secured thereto as by stitches at ll. This stitching secures thetape in place and also prevents opening of the pleats along the edgewhere the tape is secured. The stitching at one end preferablyterminates at ll. This allows proper adjustment to be made for diiferenthead sizes.

In use the protector is arranged with the intermediate portion thereofarranged over the forehead and extending rearwardly. The enlarged endportions of the protector overlap at the back of' the neck and theprotector is secured in place bymeans of a knot I8 which secures the endof the flexible tape l6. The protector is preferably arranged over ahair net A and may be drawn sufliciently tight so that the hair net andprotector remain in place and do not disarrange the hair. The pleats attheir ends remote from the tape l6 are free to open so that they extendin an outward direction as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and thus divert thecolumn of air away from the head so that any unpleasant or harmfuleffects are avoided. The wide end portion of the protector extendsdownwardly along the neck and thus increases the area of protection inthat locality.

In Fig. 6 I show a modification of my invention wherein the protector l9has its pleats secured by patches of glue indicated at 2|] bewhich ishighly eflicient for the intended purpose.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In a protector, a shield member comprising a paper strip folded toform pleats, a flexible member arranged along one edge of the shieldmember and extending beyond both ends of the;

shield member, stitching passing through the flexible member and throughthe pleats, said stitching terminating short of one end of the shieldmember, said shield member having wide end portions and a narrowintermediate portion.

2. In a face and neck protector, a shield member, said member comprisinga paper strip folded to form flat pleats, said shield member having wideend portions and a narrow intermediate portion and securing means alongone edge portion of the shield member to hold said pleats along the oneedge flat to thereby prevent opening of the pleats and to permit foldingof the one edge portion to engage the head of the wearer, the pleatsalong the other edge being free to expand.

3. In a face and neck protector, a shield member comprising a. paperstrip folded to form flat pleats, a flexible member arranged along oneedge portion of the shield member and extending beyond both ends of theshield member, stitching passing through the flexible member and throughthe pleats to hold said member on the protector and to hold the pleatsalong the one edge portion flat and to permit folding the one edgeportion to engage the head of a wearer,

the pleats along the other edge portion being rm to open, said shieldmember having a portion adapted to be disposed adjacent to the neck of awearer, and having a portion adapted to be 5 disposed about the face ofa wearer.

RUBY B. 'I'HURNHERR.

